An observation or two! FYI, I do read both Utah and BYU articles because I'm
excited for both teams and hope they do well each year.

1) I hope
this young man gets an opportunity to play in front of his home crowd. I'm sure
ALL athletes would enjoy that opportunity to perform in front of family and
friends.

2) Don't you find it interesting that this article was
posted at 11:28PM last night and that neither a BYU or Utah troll has mentioned
that, wait, did I read the article right, where Nate said he "has his
sights set on ever more a trip to the Rose Bowl and "hopefully a national
championship."?

Does this mean that no one cares about what the
Utah players say, what Utah does, and what their goals are? Or, does it mean
that only Utah fans care what BYU players say, what BYU does, and what their
goals are?

No arguing, please!

Isn't it nice to just read
the article and see the progression of a good young man and throw him a
compliment "bone" instead of dissecting every word he speaks. Keep it
classy!

Love this kid! He was incredible at the state playoffs last year and I was so
excited to know he was headed to the U! It will be fun to watch him grow as a
player! Good luck young man! He will go very far!

With the depth of Utah's d-line this year (and most years) it would be a shame
to waste a year of eligibility on a year where he covers punts and kick-offs. A
redshirt year and 20 pounds later, Nate will be ready to go. Don't shy away from
the redshirt year young fella - embrace the chance to get bigger and better and
a fifth year of free school.

I watched this kid in both the state football and basketball playoffs last
school year. He is a very impressive athlete. I'm a little surprised they moved
him to d-end but I have no doubt that if he can put on the weight he will need
he'll be very good.

It is funny though that no utah "fans"
are criticizing him for his national championship comment nor are any other ute
posters criticizing andrewute for his "he is an nfl talent for sure"
comment about a freshman. I guess ute players and fans are allowed those
excesses, it is only BYU fans and players that need to be castigated for their
optimism.

If there is one thing that Utah excels at it's finding the right position to
play for incoming freshmen. Last year it was switching Blechen from QB to
safety, this year it's Fakahafua making a jump from WR to DE. If Faka can
continue to make an impact at 220 lbs they wont red shirt him, especially if he
can be an impact player on special teams. He wont start until he puts on 20 lbs
but he could do at least 10 snaps a game in passing situations.

Too
bad they can't switch him to OL, did they really just loose 3 OGs in one day?
Some of these underclassmen are going to get a shot to play sooner than anyone
expected, I hope they can handle it. We need somebody to step up and take over
that guard position.

If Utah can't field a solid line, they will have a hard time keeping blitzing
USC linebackers or any solid defense with a good scheme out of the backfield.

Utah plays 2 of the best defenses they will face in the first three
weeks of the season and need a solid line to compete in those games.

Wynn does not do well under pressure, and is very fragile when taking hits.
If Wynn goes down, game over.

No fan of any sport should ever wish
for injuries to the talented athletes who devote so much of their life to the
game they love. I truly hope the Utah team can be 100% present healthy by the
time they meet USC and BYU.

Duckhunter - Kyle Whittingham will have some private words for Nate about the
National Championship comments - especially as a freshman. He doesn't put up
with that kind of thing. He wants his players focused on the next game - Montana
State now - and will let them have it if they go off talking national
championships. As for those predicting Nate as an NFL talent -- let's see if he
can put on some weight and perform in a consistent manner over the next few
years before we go dubbing him NFL talent.

Nate is really a great kid and a standout athlete. Best of luck to him at the U.
He could really go places is he plays hard and keeps his nose clean. I remember
him telling me in May that he was struggling to put on that last twenty pounds.
He wants to play so much and he has the great love for the sport and an energy
that is unmatched on the field. I hope to see him put on the twenty pounds to
elevate his potential to start. Ram to Ute, like MiP said, there really is
nothing better.

We don't criticize Fakahafua for saying the
Utes will play "hopefully for a championship" in his 4 years at the
school, because a few things:1) Utah is a BCS team and all top BCS teams
have a legit shot at a NC, not the case for non-AQs as it's never been done and
will never happen.2) He said it with humility as an ideal goal,
"hopefully", as in, "it would be nice". BYU players/coaches
state an NC as their only goal for the year as if anything else is a
disappointment.

Umm Ted H. The Deseret News monitors are willing to let more things go when you
talk bad about the University of Utah than when you talk about BYU such as when
you mocked someone's intelligence because they went to the University of Utah.
It's a shame that the Deseret News lets those kind of comments go through.

If you read what Thlete said, that was my response
as well. But for some reason, the moderators allowed his, but not mine. Must
be a different shift skulking the comment threads than the one I had upon
posting MY thoughts.

According to Ute fans "it's because our players are so humble and so is our
coach and we've won two BCS games and we're in the Pac-12 and we don't advertise
our goals but sometimes our players do make comments along those lines so in
those specific cases it's ok. But it's never okay for that team down south.